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Photorealist Prints and Multiples

PHOTOREALISM

A direct challenge to Abstract Expressionism’s subjectivity and gestural vigor, Photorealism was informed by the Pop predilection for representational imagery, popular iconography and tools, like projectors and airbrushes, borrowed from the worlds of commercial art and design.

Whether gritty or gleaming, the subject matter favored by Photorealists is instantly, if vaguely, familiar. It’s the stuff of yellowing snapshots and fugitive memories. The bland and the garish alike flicker between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, inviting the viewer to contemplate a single moment rather than igniting a story.

The virtues of the “photo” in Photorealist art — infused as they are with dazzling qualities that are easily blurred in reproduction — are as elusive as they are allusive. “Much Photorealist painting has the vacuity of proportion and intent of an idiot-savant, long on look and short on personal timbre,” John Arthur wrote (rather admiringly) in the catalogue essay for Realism/Photorealism, a 1980 exhibition at the Philbrook Museum of Art, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At its best, Photorealism is a perpetually paused tug-of-war between the sacred and the profane, the general and the specific, the record and the object.

Robert Bechtle invented Photorealism, in 1963,” says veteran art dealer Louis Meisel. “He took a picture of himself in the mirror with the car outside and then painted it. That was the first one.”

The meaning of the term, which began for Meisel as “a superficial way of defining and promoting a group of painters,” evolved with time, and the core group of Photorealists slowly expanded to include younger artists who traded Rolleiflexes for 60-megapixel cameras, using advanced digital technology to create paintings that transcend the detail of conventional photographs.

On 1stDibs, the collection of Photorealist art includes work by Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Charles Bell and others.

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Style: Photorealist
Death of Dale Earnhardt I
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph on Rives BFK 350gm paper Printer's proof (Edition of 6) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Death of Dale Earnhardt II
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph on Rives BFK 350gm paper Printer's proof (Edition of 6) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Frick Garden Court
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Haas Title: Frick Garden Court Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint on Wood Panel, signed in ink Edition: 155 Size: 95 x 71 inches
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1970s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Wood Panel, Screen

George Washington Bridge, Silkscreen on Aluminum by Richard Haas
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph and silkscreen on aluminum by Richard Haas from 1999. A detailed sectional view of the support and suspension structure of the George Washingt...
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1990s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Metal

Viola Adorata, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Viola Adorata Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 30 x 38 inches Size: 37...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Rolling Stock for Armyn by Robert Cottingham
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Cottingham, American (1935 - ) Title: Rolling Stock Series: For Armyn Year: 1992 Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed, numbered and titled in pencil Edition: 43/60 Im...
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1990s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint, Etching

Jackie Stewart, Pop Art Screenprint by Ron Kleeman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - ) Title: Jackie Stewart Year: 1972 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in white pencil Edition: 41/150 Size: 2...
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1970s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Bluebird, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Bluebird Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: AP 5/25 Image Size: 27.5 x 35.5 inches Fram...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Wrapped Christmas Goat
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 375 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Giclée

Que haces tu para Evitor Esto?
Located in New York, NY
Que haces tu para Evitor Esto? Ayuda a Madrid. Ca 1936 -1939. ( What are you doing to prevent this? Help Madrid) On Linen. Hand-modified photographic image of a tearful mother and child in foreground with bombed-out building and war planes...
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1930s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

451 Store Window, Silkscreen by Tom Blackwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tom Blackwell, American (1938 - ) Title: 451 from the Cityscapes Portfolio Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset, signed and numbered in pe...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Downtown Houston, Photorealist Silkscreen by CJ Yao
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: C.J. Yao Title: Downtown Houston Year: 1982 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Red Formula, Photorealist Silkscreen by Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - ) Title: Red Formula Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 195 Image Size: 17.25 x ...
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1970s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Silkscreen on Arches paper. Image size 30 x 30 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Published by C...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen, Paper

AMERICAN SIGNS (PORTFOLIO OF 12)
Located in Aventura, FL
Each hand signed, titled, numbered and dated, lower margin. Screen print in colors on wove paper with full margins. Each sheet size: 38 x 37. Each image size: 32 x 32. Certificate of Authenticity included. Complete Suite, edition 69/100. Published by Greg Smith...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Screen

QUARTET
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Silkscreen on Arches paper. Framed size approx 38 x 45 inches. Image size 30 x 40 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Au...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Screen

Entex Building, Photorealist Screenprint by Ching Jang Yao
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: C.J. Yao, Taiwanese (1941 - 2001) Title: Entex Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250, AP 30 Paper Size: 22 x 28 inches
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Parrot Tulip III, Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Parrot Tulip III Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Imag...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Yellow and Blue Iris, Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Yellow and Blue Iris Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 40 Image Size: 24 inches...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Rose Monochrome, Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Rose Monochrome Year: circa 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 27 x 27 inches ...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps series, Photorealist Print by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps Series Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Siz...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Mississippi Street Intersection
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2007, this color soft ground etching with aquatint on paper is hand-signed and dated by Robert Bechtle (San Francisco, 1932 - Berkeley, 2020)...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss, Contemporary, 21st Century, C Print
Located in Zug, CH
Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss, Contemporary, 21st Century, C Print C-Print Edition of 100 Each 53 x 42 cm (20 x 16.5 in.) Signed and numbered on adhesive label In mint conditi...
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2010s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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C Print

Charlie Chaplin by JR, The Kid movie, Jackie Coogan, Litograph, Contemporary Art
Located in Zug, CH
From street artist and photographer JR, this artpiece depicts Charlie Chaplin in the legendary scene from "The Kid" as a celebration of the movie's 100th anniversary in 2021. JR Unf...
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2010s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

JR au Louvre, 29 Mars 2019, 18h08 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Print, Edition
Located in Zug, CH
JR, JR au Louvre, 29 Mars 2019, 18h08 Contemporary, 21st Century, Print, Edition 20 colors lithograph on white paper BFK Rives - 300 grams Edition of 250 35 ...
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2010s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Inside Out, Haiti - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition
Located in Zug, CH
JR, Inside Out, Haiti Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition 20 colors lithograph on white paper BFK Rives - 300 grams Edition of 180 70 x 100 cm Signed on the bott...
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2010s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

In the Container Wall, Le Havre, France - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph
Located in Zug, CH
JR, In the Container Wall, Le Havre, France Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph 20 colours lithograph Edition of 180 50 x 70 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in) Signed and numbered In mint condi...
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2010s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Bridgehampton, Photorealist Screenprint by Arne Besser
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bridgehampton Arne Besser, American (1935–2012) Portfolio: Cityscapes Date: 1981 Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250, 30 AP Size: 30 ...
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1980s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Untitled (Large Desert)
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Lithograph Printer and Publisher: Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles Catalogue reference: MMA 4 Edition size: 65, plus proofs Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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1970s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Dandelions Suite
Located in London, GB
The complete set of six mezzotints. Each signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 24 in pencil. Printed on mold-made Hahnemüller paper. Published by Pace Editions, Inc., New...
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1990s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

Hi Fi, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM HI FI, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' a...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Art, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Art, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' and...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Blues, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Blues, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' a...
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Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

M, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM M, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' and n...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

Nite, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM NIte, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' an...
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Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Rialto, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Rialto, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' ...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Drinks, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Drinks, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Hot, from American Signs Portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Hot, from American Signs Portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' and...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Star, from American Signs Portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Star, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' and numbered edition of 100 in pencil -- Robert Cottingham B. 1935, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Born in 1935 in Brooklyn, Robert Cottingham is known for his paintings and prints of urban American landscapes, particularly building facades, neon signs, movie marquees, and shop fronts. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1955 through 1958, he earned a BFA at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, in 1963. Cottingham began his professional artistic career as an art director for the advertising firm Young and Rubicam in the early 1960s. Although he is typically associated with Photorealism, Cottingham never considered himself a Photorealist, but rather a realist painter working in a long tradition of American vernacular scenes. In this respect, his work often draws parallels to a number of American painters such as Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Edward Hopper, and Charles Sheeler. Cottingham’s interest in the intersections of art and commerce derive from his career as an adman and the influence of Pop art. Many of his paintings convey an interest in typography and lettering, as well as an awareness of the psychological impact of certain isolated words and letters. In his facades, techniques from advertising, namely cropping and enlarging, often produce words of enigmatic or comical resonance such as “Art,” “Ha,” or “Oh.” Cottingham’s enlarged sense of scale is reminiscent of James Rosenquist’s work, while his interest in text suggests the influence of Robert Indiana and Jasper Johns. In general, Cottingham viewed his work as continuing the legacy of Pop artists such as Andy Warhol, who also had a background in advertising. In 1964, Cottingham relocated to Los Angeles for work. There, inspired by the drastically different environment of the West Coast metropolis, he began to commit seriously to painting. Fascinated by Hollywood’s exaggerated glitz and the downtrodden atmosphere of the downtown, Cottingham saw in Los Angeles the relics of a bygone commercial heyday and desired to capture its kitschy and uncanny atmosphere, bathed in the near perpetual sunlight of Southern California. In 1968, Cottingham ended his advertising career in order to devote all his time to painting. In the late 1960s, he started using photography in his practice, first as an initial reference point for his process. After selecting a photograph, he translates it into black-and-white drawings by projecting the image onto gridded paper...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Photorealist prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add prints and multiples created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Robert Cottingham, Lowell Nesbitt, Doug Bloodworth, and Shan Fannin. Frequently made by artists working with Screen Print, and Lithograph and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Photorealist prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for prints and multiples made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $33,695, while the average work sells for $850.

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